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Saturday, July 08, 2006

F-35 joint strike fighter officially named Lightning II


The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter became the Lightning II on Friday, receiving its official popular name in a high-profile ceremony at Lockheed Martin Corp.'s (LMT) Texas plant.

The name pays tribute to the World War II-era P-38 Lightning, also made by Lockheed Martin, and the Lightning supersonic jet, made in the 1950s by English Electric. The U.S. Air Force took the lead in selecting the name, although the F-35 also will be flown by the U.S. Navy, the Marines and a number of U.S. allies.

"This aircraft represents the fruits of lessons learned over a hundred years of flight and aerial combat. We're excited about bringing it into our inventory, and war-fighters around the globe are excited about flying it," Gen. Michael Moseley, Air Force chief of staff, said in a statement released by Lockheed Martin.

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